Total Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leacroft Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leacroft Avenue (WV10 9DA) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% lower than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leacroft Avenue (WV10 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Jenks Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leacroft Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowcroft Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perry Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowcroft Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jenks Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jenks Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leacroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hendon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portsdown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickinson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowcroft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Sycamores Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowcroft Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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